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Plot

The XYY Man began life as a series of novels by Kenneth Royce, featuring the character of William 'Spider' Scott, a one-time cat-burglar who leaves prison aiming to go straight but finds his talents still to be very much in demand by both the criminal underworld and the British secret service. Scott has an extra "y" chromosome that supposedly gives him a criminal predisposition - although he tries to go straight, he is genetically incapable of doing so. Royce's original books were : The XYY Man; Concrete Boot; The Miniatures Frame; Spider Underground and Trap Spider, though he returned to the character in the 80s with The Crypto Man and The Mosley Receipt. Regular characters included Scott's long-suffering girlfriend Maggie Parsons; British secret service head Fairfax; Detective Sergeant George Bulman, the tenacious policeman who wants nothing more than to see Scott back behind bars; journalist Ray Lynch; gay photographer Bluie Palmer and KGB chief Kransouski. In 1976 the first of Royce's novels was transferred to British television by Granada TV, in a three-part adaptation with Stephen Yardley playing Scott. The adventures of Scott caught the public imagination and ten more episodes followed in 1977. He is often co-opted into working for shadowy civil-servant and MI5 officer Fairfax. Doggedly on his trail is his nemesis Bulman and his assistant, Detective Constable Derek Willis.

Cast

Brian Croucher as Reisen
Brian Croucher

as Reisen

Don Henderson as George Bulman
Don Henderson

as George Bulman

Dennis Blanch as Derek Wills
Dennis Blanch

as Derek Wills

Mark Dignam as Fairfax
Mark Dignam

as Fairfax

Stephen Yardley as Willy 'Spider' Scott
Stephen Yardley

as Willy 'Spider' Scott

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • July 3, 1976

Last Aired Date

  • August 29, 1977

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 2

    Number of Episodes

    • 13

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